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Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
Information Services Division
Data Collection and Reporting Section
Oklahoma Statistical Analysis Center
Arrest-Related Deaths, 2010
The Oklahoma Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) is housed
in the Office of Criminal Justice Statistics at the Oklahoma
State Bureau of Investigation. The Oklahoma SAC is
funded in part by the State Justice Statistics Program,
which is administered by the Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS).
Introduction
Annually, the Oklahoma SAC collects and submits data on
deaths that occur in the process of arrest to BJS. Data
collection started after the implementation of the Death
in Custody Reporting Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-297). Other
state agencies collect and report deaths that occur later
in the criminal justice process, including those that occur
during the booking process or while an individual is
incarcerated. According to BJS, qualifying deaths include:
ALL deaths that occur in process of arrest including
those:
killed by any use of force by law enforcement agents;
in the physical custody, or under the physical restraint
of law enforcement officers, even if the person was not
formally under arrest at the time;
at crime/arrest scene or medical facility prior to
booking;
killed in vehicular pursuit accidents during which law
enforcement officers took direct action against the
driver or vehicle (e.g., shooting at the suspect, forcing
the vehicle off the road with an obstruction, spike strip,
or the officer’s own vehicle);
while in transit to or from law enforcement facilities;
while confined in lockups or booking centers (facilities
from which arrestees are usually transferred with 72
hours and not held beyond arraignment).
The following deaths are EXCLUDED:
those confined in local jails (facilities which typically
house inmates for periods beyond 72 hours and after
arraignment);
those confined in State prisons, State juvenile
correctional facilities, or private correctional facilities;
those killed in the course of law enforcement activities
against whom no charges were intended;
those who die before coming into contact with any law
enforcement officer (e.g., subjects of arrest warrants
who died before any arrest process began);
and those killed in vehicular accidents during which law
enforcement officers did NOT take any direct action
against the driver or vehicle.
This report provides a brief description of events
surrounding each arrest-related death in 2010.
Descriptive data and individual case summaries for each
death are also provided. Additional findings, including an
aggregate analysis of criminal history records, will be
included in a future SAC Publication.
Acronyms Used in This Document:
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI)
Statistical Analysis Center (SAC)
Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH)
Medical Examiner (ME)

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
Information Services Division
Data Collection and Reporting Section
Oklahoma Statistical Analysis Center
Arrest-Related Deaths, 2010
The Oklahoma Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) is housed
in the Office of Criminal Justice Statistics at the Oklahoma
State Bureau of Investigation. The Oklahoma SAC is
funded in part by the State Justice Statistics Program,
which is administered by the Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS).
Introduction
Annually, the Oklahoma SAC collects and submits data on
deaths that occur in the process of arrest to BJS. Data
collection started after the implementation of the Death
in Custody Reporting Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-297). Other
state agencies collect and report deaths that occur later
in the criminal justice process, including those that occur
during the booking process or while an individual is
incarcerated. According to BJS, qualifying deaths include:
ALL deaths that occur in process of arrest including
those:
killed by any use of force by law enforcement agents;
in the physical custody, or under the physical restraint
of law enforcement officers, even if the person was not
formally under arrest at the time;
at crime/arrest scene or medical facility prior to
booking;
killed in vehicular pursuit accidents during which law
enforcement officers took direct action against the
driver or vehicle (e.g., shooting at the suspect, forcing
the vehicle off the road with an obstruction, spike strip,
or the officer’s own vehicle);
while in transit to or from law enforcement facilities;
while confined in lockups or booking centers (facilities
from which arrestees are usually transferred with 72
hours and not held beyond arraignment).
The following deaths are EXCLUDED:
those confined in local jails (facilities which typically
house inmates for periods beyond 72 hours and after
arraignment);
those confined in State prisons, State juvenile
correctional facilities, or private correctional facilities;
those killed in the course of law enforcement activities
against whom no charges were intended;
those who die before coming into contact with any law
enforcement officer (e.g., subjects of arrest warrants
who died before any arrest process began);
and those killed in vehicular accidents during which law
enforcement officers did NOT take any direct action
against the driver or vehicle.
This report provides a brief description of events
surrounding each arrest-related death in 2010.
Descriptive data and individual case summaries for each
death are also provided. Additional findings, including an
aggregate analysis of criminal history records, will be
included in a future SAC Publication.
Acronyms Used in This Document:
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI)
Statistical Analysis Center (SAC)
Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH)
Medical Examiner (ME)